Week 8--Thing 19--Web 2.0 award list

What a list of winning websites! I tried out several:
Lulu and Biblio--nice, but neither one could find me a copy of Lucille Morrison's children's book, Lost Queen of Egypt. I still like www.alibris.com better.
Judy's Book--not very useful
Oodle--too much like a watered down web version of Pennysaver
Meebo--looked like fun if I wanted to be IM-ing
One Sentence--tell an entire story in one sentence--fun!
Fuzzmail--very interesting--email one stroke at a time. . . . :)
But my FAVORITE was Pandora--make a radio station that plays what you like! Nice! I heard a new David Arkenstone recording--what delight to do 23 things to music! :)

I typed in artist name "Beethoven," but only got group called Camper Van Beethoven. LOL Turns out they're still working on the classical component.

Hot dog--here's Sail Away by Enya! i'M GOING TO COME BACK HERE OFTEN.

Library use? Well, it could sure make librarians happy while they work.

Week 8--Thing 18--Hobbit Day quotes

Aragorn----By my life or death I will protect you.  Here is my sword.

 

Arwen----I do not fear them.

 

Frodo----I will take the ring, though I do not know the way.

 

Gandalf----You shall not pass!

 

Gimli----Toss me! . . . Don't tell the elf.

 

Legolas----And you have my bow.

 

Pippin----What about second breakfast?

 

Merry----I don't think he knows about second breakfast.

 

 

Each had great comfort in his friends on the long grey road.

 

Go in peace!  I will not say do not weep; for not all tears are evil.  --Gandalf

 

 

You will have to be one and whole for many years.  You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, look at that! Quotes typed in ZOHO published here on my blog! I'm making Hobbit Day cards and choosing this year's quotes. :)
It was a little tricky. ZOHO's font kept changing to its default, even when I repeatedly tried to change it. When Ellen Ward came to stand next to my computer it settled down. I just need a permanent computer expert. :)

Can't seem to make the blog notes any closer to the ZOHO export. . . .

But how cool to have internet word processing and spreadsheets!! I'm excited about experimenting--to learn its quirks--Microsoft Word isn't perfect either!

PS I went back to save my work to my flashdrive, and ZOHO lost my work. Clicking on "save as" only gave options of new document or template. ?? I think I will look into GoodgleDocs and skip ZOHO.

Week 7, Thing 17--Sandbox Wiki

I did it! (Only I don't know how I did it--there was no place to add an URL when I added my blog to the sandbox. Why don't directions make sense??!)

But :)
I added doughnuts to "favorite foods"
Book of Suns to "fvorite books"
and
tree branches singing in the wind to "things that make me smile"

Week 7, Thing 16--Wikis

OK--Wikis.
Interesting to read the wiki examples in our list--I can actually begin to see the usefulness of such an interactive format--that's something for someone from Missouri like me. (But I noticed the vandalism update on the Library Success Best Practices wiki--sigh.)
I think a book review wiki could be very useful in a library IF people had/took the time to post entries and keep current. But how successful are we in attracting continuing interest in our own BCPL virtual book club?? There is just so much time in a day, I guess.
I think libraries sharing success stories is a fabulous idea!
And I think the conference wikis would be truly useful and fun (if you had a laptop or could find an open convention computer).
Not sure if I can see wikis working for conference planning. We're finishing up plans for our CSD Kids Are Customers conference in October. True, we've done some frantic emailing back and forth, but having everybody post on a wiki would be confusing. Who would approve the final plans? Who would be responsible for noticing last minute changes? Who would pick up any left out pieces?
I'll keep thinking.

Week 6, Thing 15--Library 2.0

Thoughts about Library 2.0 and Web 2.0. . .

From the essays I read--

**some people are spending 40 hours a week online

(what kind of life is that??),

**Web 2.0 principals-simplicity, interactivity, user-participation, collective intelligence, self-service

I love the parts of Web 2.0 that connect us to people and to media; the internet is an awesome vehicle for connecting. BUT the idea of user participation to define information scares me! What if we sink to having no facts, but just perceptions? Wikipedia is becoming more useful because it's heavily used and checked, but when does public popular opinion become the basis for fact? Not to mention that the internet is way too prone to rumor and misinformation and too easily believed to be authoritative. Humans make the web, and it's open to error, selfishness, and just plain untruth.
Dirk showed me Plato's levels of knowledge in The Republic:
(Intellect) 1st--knowledge, 2nd--thought
(Opinion) 3rd--belief, and 4th-imaging--opinion
I think I agree with Plato.

Been thinking. . . .

...more about blogs.
I love both connecting with people (including myself) and learning information. Blogs are useful for connecting with friends, but dreadful for learning. I prefer reading books or web articles for information because the authors have taken time to organize and arrange their thoughts. Blogs are rambling and wordy--just too much to wade through hoping for a gem of information. I know that technology is changing the language--e.g. l8r, lol.. . Do you suppose it will change the way we think too? Think of it--meandering rambling. . .Aargh

Week 6--Thing 14--Technorati

All those people with something to say! Technorati is amazing at organizing 51 million blogs, but who has the time to read all those thoughts!! It was a fun novelty to look at comments from mdlearn2 and 23things, but I haven't even had time to read all the blogs from BCPL. And those are friends I'd LIKE to keep up with. Help!
A keyword search for "Learning 2.0" in Technorati blog posts brought up 21,189 hits! The Technorati top favorite blog link brough up Boing, Boing again :), but others I tried were excitedly talking about technology over my head.